I've been meaning to get back to you on what you
said regarding the II Nephi Huge Parallel.

You said that as you looked at it you did not think
many of the matches were matches at all -- very loose at best.

Might I propose to you that one has to immerse
himself in this with faith that there is something there in order to begin
seeing it. The Lord has blessed (burdened) me with a gift in this
regard.

Consider the possibility that you have not been
patient or believing enough with it to see what is there.

I would propose the following experiment to
illustrate this principle.

Find a segment of parallel text where I have
provided commentary. Don't read the commentary just yet, but note the
scripture text being covered. Then go to the raw parallel, minus my
commentary, and read through it. You will see that your inclination is to
think there is nothing there. Now go back and read it again, this time
more slowly. Rather than approaching it as if I am the author, for which
you have little faith that there is something of significant worth, approach it
instead as if you were looking for gems of insight with faith that the Lord has
hidden them on purpose with the intention of them being found by those who seek
them. Ponder over a parallel asking yourself, "what does this point have
to do with the matching point?" Ponder until something comes to you.
And realize that even then, there will likely be additional insight that will
come to you about it as you mull it over even more. Go to the next one,
and do the same thing.

As you do this in faith, believing God has
purposely hidden things there for you to find, and believing that he will reveal
them to you as you seek them in faith, I promise you that you will see some
wonderful insights that you have never considered before. I can make this
promise with full confidence because I've seen this happen so many times.
It is a wonderful experience, and draws you closer to the Lord and to an
understanding of his will for us as his children both individually and
collectively.

There are many ways that scriptures can serve as a
tool for a person receiving revelations directly from the Lord. This is
one of the best methods I have found. Perhaps it is easier for me because
I the Lord has given me a gift in this regard. But still, I am confident
that this tool can be a blessing in the lives of others as well -- and that it
is intended to do just that.

As a conclusion to this experiment, go to my
commentary and read what I have had to say regarding the correlations. If
you have done as I recommended above, I hope you are more satisfied with what
you came up on your own than with what I have come up with. Things are so
much more meaningful when they have come to you directly. Perhaps there
will be a point or two that I bring out that you might not of thought of on your
own at the time that you will find of value as well. But I bet you will
have seen things that I missed too -- or maybe I saw some of them too, but
did not put it in writing because, after all, one can only record so much, and
words are so inadequate sometimes for conveying impressions given by the
spirit. Even then, because your gifts are different from mine, and your
life experiences have been different, I am confident that you will see things
that I did not; and that I would be blessed if you were to share what you saw in
the correlations.

If, perchance, you were lazy in following the first
set of instructions for this experiment, and you did not see much in the
parallel when you attempted it on your own; then I hope that as you read my
commentary that you will be more convinced that there is something and that you
need to try it again. If so, go to another parallel; and this time do the
experiment with increased faith that it will produce positive results. You
will be rewarded accordingly.

In that index, for each listing of a segment for
which I've done commentary, there is a hyperlink labeled "this excerpt."
If you click on that, it will take you to the raw text. Also, the specific
region of text is noted as well, so you know where to start and where to
end.

Give it a shot and see if you still draw the
conclusion that there is nothing of substance there. I am confident that
if you follow the above instructions with sincere intent that you will not be
disappointed, nor will I.